The Real Reason Dave Turin Left Gold Rush

The seventh season of Gold Rush turned out to be Turnin's last season with the popular reality TV show. However, his departure perhaps did not come as too much of a surprise for some viewers, after his aforementioned physical fight with Trey Poulson, which seems to have been the catalyst for his exit.

In a Facebook post that seems to have since been deleted, Turin thanked fans for their support over the years and said that it was "clear" that it was time for him to move on from the show. He also commented on his exit from the show in various comments, seemingly implying that his exit stemmed directly from his fight with Poulson.

"Can't work with someone that uses his fist rather than words. It's time for me to move on," he wrote in one comment, according to Life & Style Magazine.

Even though Turin left the Gold Rush crew at the end of season seven, it wasn't the last time viewers were able to see Turin on their screen. He stars in his own spin0off show, "Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine," also on Discovery, that premiered in April 2019, and was followed by a second season that concluded in April 2020. Unlike in Gold Rush, where Turin was a part of Todd Hoffman's team, Turin calls the shots on his own show, as he searches for his next fortune in gold and works to revive disused mines.